46 Facts About Mongul

Mongul is a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics.

Mongul is based on the Mongol Empire's founder Genghis Khan and his successors.

Mongul debuted in the title DC Comics Presents and was created by writer Len Wein and artist Jim Starlin.

Mongul was the ruler of his own warlike alien race known as the Warzoons until a revolution occurred, and he was exiled into outer space.

Mongul is ultimately rendered unconscious by a massive mental strain caused from using its controls, but manages to escape before the heroes destroy Warworld.

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Mongul then tries to conquer Throneworld, the home planet of Prince Gavyn, one of the heroes who have used the name Starman.

Mongul uses Throneworld's planet-destroying weapon to blackmail other planets into obedience.

Now wanting revenge on Superman, Mongul kills a Controller and steals the Sun-Eater to devour the Earth's Sun.

Meanwhile, Mongul nearly killed Wonder Woman while mocking her views that women are equal.

The original stories involving Mongul were no longer in continuity, and the character was reintroduced as the ruler of Warworld, a space empire where Mongul entertains the citizens with gladiatorial games.

Mongul is then persuaded via torture to serve the Cyborg Superman to gain vengeance on Superman and to try to turn the Earth into another Warworld.

Mongul is defeated when Kyle's ring shows no weakness to yellow.

Mongul's ship is almost wrecked and he is near death; he is teleported to a planet and saved.

Mongul is later defeated on Earth by Wally West when Mongul tries to unearth a starship left from one of the Darkstars' enemies underneath Keystone City.

Mongul's son, named Mongul, appears to assist and train Superman, in preparation for the arrival of Imperiex.

Mongul appears to have been killed later in the Our Worlds at War crossover, but returns during Infinite Crisis after learning from Despero that the Justice League has apparently been destroyed.

Mongul's intention is to loot their Watchtower headquarters but he ends up fighting Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

Mongul is almost killed by Wonder Woman before escaping via a working teleporter.

Mongul's origins depicts him as a child who wanted to be like his father.

Mongul made journeys and he watched digital renderings where his father fought against Superman and his allies and the destruction of Coast City.

Mongul receives a Yellow Power Ring after breaking a dying Sinestro Corps member's neck.

Mongul offers the Sinestro Corps inductees a choice: to serve him or die.

Mongul removes the ring from each one who refuses, and at one point had gained an extra five rings.

Mongul uses his ring to send thousands of Black Mercy seeds, which he had genetically engineered to bring the victims' greatest fears to life, instead of their dreams, to several unsuspecting planets.

Mongul is last seen buried in soil, being used as food by the Black Mercies, but soon breaks free and escapes the planet, while keeping his rings and his right arm.

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Mongul's left arm had been severed in the process, but, through the power of his rings, Mongul is able to control and direct it.

Mongul uses his left arm to invade the planet Daxam and establish it as the new homeworld for his faction of the Sinestro Corps under his command.

The Daxamite's overwhelming attack forces Mongul to have the Sinestro Corps abandon Daxam, with the despot planning to make a different planet their home base.

Mongul takes the Sinestro Corps to Korugar, Sinestro's homeworld, having the inhabitants strung up along the streets.

Mongul decides to rename the Yellow Lanterns as "the Mongul Corps", after himself.

Mongul makes a brief appearance in the Superman: Doomed story arc.

Mongul manages to escape the Phantom Zone alongside similarly powerful villains such as Non, and prepares to attack Earth.

Sometime after his imprisonment, Mongul would escape the Phantom Zone with Warworld in tow, eventually setting his sights on revenge against Sinestro and his Fear Corps for prior injuries long past by seeking to lure him out using Black Mercies on Korugarian refugees, then draining his ring to uselessness through leftover technologies of the old universal survivor Relic, which he had integrated into Warworld's systems.

Mongul's plan was going without a hitch so far, even with the untimely arrival of Bekka of the New Gods lending much needed assistance.

Now in the service of anti-emotion, Mongul had returned to battle Sinestro more powerful than ever, while aiding in the subjugation of humanity.

Mongul appears as a main villain in Trinity, where his use of The Green causes Poison Ivy to capture Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman and causes them to undergo hallucinations of their own childhoods.

Mongul is briefly a member of a new version of the Superman Revenge Squad, consisting of General Zod, Metallo, Cyborg Superman, Eradicator, and Blanque.

Mongul demonstrated the ability to teleport; limited telepathy and telekinesis; and could project blasts of potent force via his eyes, hands, or chest.

The Modern Age Mongul started off with less power than the Bronze Age version but was still a formidable foe and a capable match up against Superman on multiple occasions, although slightly weaker.

Mongul was able to resist half-power Kryptonian heat vision at point-blank range and, thanks to his enhanced musculature, was incredibly resilient to physical harm.

Mongul had his chest cannon with which he could fire potent energy blasts that could stagger or kill even Superman.

Mongul was still outclassed, though, by individuals of greater capability, such as Hank Henshaw and the demon Neron.

Mongul was strong enough to kill his sister Mongal in one blow.

Mongul still retains his chest cannon, which can still blow away multiple personages in one blast, as well as heat vision to incinerate his enemies.

Mongul even showcased the natural capacity of flight with or without assisted propulsion more than once.

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In 2009, Mongul was ranked as IGN's 41st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.